Publications & Documents

Innovation statistics and indicators

The OECD has played a key role in the development of international guidelines for surveys of business innovation and the design of indicators constructed with data from such surveys. In addition to developing methodological guidance, the OECD also carries out analytical studies using innovation-related indicators and microdata.

Key nanotechnology indicators

Indicators include nanotech firms, nanotech R&D, public sector R&D expenditure and nanotechnology patents.

Indicateurs de biotechnologie de l'OCDE

Les indicateurs de biotechnologie ci-dessous sont produits par la Direction de la science, de la technologie et de l'innovation (DSTI) de l'OCDE.

Matching Crunchbase with patent data

This paper describes a procedure to match companies and individuals listed in Crunchbase, a new database on innovative start-ups and companies, with patent applicants and inventors reported in PATSTAT, the worldwide intellectual property database maintained by the European Patent Office.

Using Crunchbase for economic and managerial research

This paper describes a new database on innovative start-ups and companies called Crunchbase, with a focus on its potential for economic and managerial research. It describes the contents of Crunchbase and reviews academic research that has used it. It further suggests that many more valuable avenues for economic and managerial research can be opened through the combination of Crunchbase and supplementary data sources.

Assessing the Impact of Digital Government in Colombia - Towards a new methodology

Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI): Intelligent machines, smart policies

As autonomous and self-taught machines become part of our everyday lives, what sort of policy and institutional frameworks should guide AI design and use? This event brought together policymakers, civil society representatives and AI experts from industry and academia to discuss the role of policy and international co-operation in ensuring that AI benefits society as a whole.

Digitalisation: An Enabling Force for the Next Production Revolution in Korea

Libérer le potentiel des jeunes entrepreneurs dans les pays en développement - De la subsistance à la performance

Investing in innovation and skills: Thriving in global value chains

This paper synthesises the main policy implications of OECD work focusing on the interplay between participation and positioning in global value chains (GVCs), employment demand and supply, and workforce skills endowment.